Make My Life Easier Thursday: Folding Wall-Mounted Drying Rack
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A lot of my workwear is machine- or hand-washable, but not dryer-friendly. So, I’m always on the hunt for more drying space.
This wall-mounted laundry rack would be a great addition for tight spaces. This wooden, six-slot rack folds up flat when not in use. Mount one in your laundry room, bathroom, or anywhere you need something to hang wet laundry or towels.
This drying rack is $64.99 at Target.
Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
- J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
How do you get over the guilt that you maybe should have 2 kids? Guilty that you’re taking the easy way out? I feel like I had all these friends that were saying they were one and done with me, and now they have two or three kids. If I could guarantee I’d have a duplicate of my son now (genuinely happy 90% if the time, amazing sleeper, eats everything), then I’d have another. But I know we’d likely have the exact opposite of what we have now, and it would make life more difficult in every way. But sometimes, when my son is being especially cute, I think how great it would be to have another.
Another low stakes question – I’m hosting a get together for incoming freshman. 20 families are on the invite list. We’re keeping it simple with potluck snacks at a nearby park, but any suggestions for icebreaker games that 14 year olds won’t be totally bored with, and also silly prizes as incentives? One potentially complicating factor is that 15 are boys, so I’m trying to figure out how to make sure the girls are engaged. (Also, 5 of the boys are good friends, so if you have any ideas on how to split up the boys other than me yelling at them, please let me know.)
I can’t tell anyone IRL yet because I haven’t told my husband (bc he is in the middle of a crazy 2 days of work event that he spent about a year planning, so I’m waiting until after) but I’m getting promoted due to a resignation – more responsibility, 1 level down from C-suite, 50% increase in comp. And I have a toddler and an infant. I feel like a bad*ass, and superwoman, and excited, and also very nervous and imposter-y.
How old was your baby when you stopped pumping at work? I’m so tired of doing this.
When do you feel like your kid went from a “toddler” to more of a “preschooler?” Right now, I have one boy who turns 4 in about a month who still feels very, very toddler-y. He is speech delayed (we’re working on it), so I’m sure that didn’t help anything, but his behavior still feels super young to me. Things like – I still don’t really trust him not to aimlessly wander into the street when we are walking on a side walk, or if I’m talking to a neighbor (as I was this morning), he still throws a crying fit if I don’t walk away when he’s ready to go. Is that just 3? Do some of these behaviors taper off as he turns 4? I’m really struggling with feeling like he hasn’t made a ton of independent progress, and in a lot of ways, he still feels very, very young to me. Ped isn’t worried – he probably did lose a little being a COVID baby, but in the last year, has been extensively (EXTENSIVELY) socialized with a hyper social nanny and a great 4 day a week preschool. The teachers flagged the language delay, but says he otherwise is on the young end of normal. I guess I’m just —- tired of toddlering, and am longing for stories of how your toddler eventually leveled up to more of a preschooler…as in, less crying, and more able to do things independently (playing or putting on clothing, etc.).
Anyone have any tips on how to ease the transition to kinder and aftercare?
My oldest is nearly 6 and starting K next month (bday after the cut off). She will go to half day K followed by after care (so about 8-5). She has been at daycare since she was an infant so she is good with classroom settings and I don’t anticipate much of a struggle there. She has also expressed excitement with the new transition.
But I still anticipate some MOODS as she adjusts to no naps (yes, she still naps at daycare but they’re short) and new friends and new teachers.
How can I help support her through the transition besides keep her schedule light on the weekends to decompress?
Very low stakes question. What time of day do your kids watch tv on the weekend? My kids (5 and 3) currently get 20 mins each of tv time each weekend day. The kids like each others shows so it works out to 40 mins total for them.
Typically we do it just before nap to wind them down but now the older one doesn’t nap so it doesn’t matter as much.
I’m just wondering if I should shift them to the morning or evening before bed?
Does anyone have something like this drying rack? We kind of need something like this for our small mud/laundry room
Low stakes question for the day: DS (age 8, 50”/4’2”) has asked for a desk in his bedroom. Any recommendations? Things to consider other than height?
My husband and I were happily married for 10 years. Then we had a baby and things got weird. He’s a great parent who is generally happy to help. I’d say he gets things right 90-95% of the time. The rest of the time he ignores things because he’s tired or busy. Sometimes it’s kinda important things. But the real problem is my response. I’ve never been an angry person but after the baby would have periods of pure rage after he screwed something up (sometimes even minor things). Our daughter is 18 months now and things have calmed down but I’m still more angry than I’d like to be and I definitely say mean things when I’m frustrated. I still like him and want our marriage to stay happy. He’s patient with me but for how long? He’s human and getting 90% of it right is great! I need to better manage this situation. Would anger management be helpful here? Or going back to therapy? Lobotomy? I realize I’m holding both of us to very high standards and need to relax.
My kids are middle-school teens. We just found out that their grandmother is dying (bad cancer prognosis). We don’t know how long it will be and will be going up to visit soon (a flight away) before school starts. This may be the last time they see her (if not, any next time she is likely to be significantly sicker and look different — hair loss, possibly swollen, possibly on high doses of pain meds). I’ve never broached this with them before. People have died (but due to COVID, they have only been to two funerals, and for one, they hadn’t ever met that relative (more like they were brought because they are too young to leave for a funeral you travel to)). My plan is to tell them sometime this weekend (one kid is currently away at camp, to be picked up tomorrow). The grandmother may live 6-18 months and parental travel to help out may mean that our household runs significantly differently at times over that period. Advice?